briefly

Example Sentences

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At one point in the afternoon, firefighting aircraft were briefly grounded as three civilian drones were spotted flying in the airspace.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Mr. Altman was briefly ousted as CEO in 2023 after the board determined that he “was not consistently candid in his communications.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

In addition to leading the computer-vision team at Tesla, Karpathy also briefly worked on Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot program.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

In real experiments, however, the value shifts slightly because other particles briefly appear and disappear in empty space, subtly affecting the muon's behavior.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

None of them looked anything like Hord or Renn; Torak wondered briefly if, like him, they’d lost their parents.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver